For more than two decades, Pokémon movies have sold the same promise of a rarer creature and an emotional gut-punch meant to outshine the weekly series. That approach worked when the franchise treated ...

Nostalgia is probably the most significant factor in driving our picks for the best Pokémon movies. Most of us have been with the franchise since it got its start, so we’ve got to rep The First Movie.

If you’ve been a longtime fan of the Pokémon series but haven’t made your way to the movies, well, you know what we’re going to say. You’ve got to catch ’em all (though there are a few that you could ...